Opinion

Joe Biden has never lost a Presidential election. He is also the only living Democrat eligible to run for office who has never lost a Presidential election he has entered. He is a proven Trump-slayer, winning a crushing victory against an incumbent President Trump in 2020.

I am proud to be the new Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. But I am also ashamed of the institution that I lead. For a police officer, I have an unusual background, and this background makes me determines to reform how our city is policed.

My name is Pat Riarchy and I am a woman. I define myself as such, and that is enough. In the words of the great philosopher Descartes, “I think, therefore I am.” I am sure he would agree that because I think I’m a woman, I am one.

As a long-standing government advisor on immigration, working with all UK governments from Tony Blair onwards, I have a recurring frustration with the state of our public debate.

People often approach me and ask ‘Neil, how I do become a feminist’? The questioner is well-meaning, and I’ve often struggled to know how best to respond.

I’ve been fascinated by leadership and masculinity for as long as I can remember. As a child of the 90s I grow up watching images of great American men, legends such as Harrison Ford, Paul Newman and Chuck Norris. These men weren’t ironic or apologetic. They were decisive.

I would like to take this opportunity to categorically, unequivocally, and—if I may borrow a phrase—organically deny the absurd allegation that my latest book was written using ChatGPT or any other artificial intelligence tool.